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regulatory reform for the financial sector in the united states and around the world also stimulated sessions, president obama sent one of his top economic advisors larry summers, chairman of the council of economic advisors, the office that coordinates economic policy for the president. he previously served as treasury secretary dure the clinton administration as well as president of harvard university. i interviewed him early this evening at the conference center but before we show you that interview, president obama met house republicans today in baltimore. he did an interesting exchange with them and here is a look at some of the dialogue. >> if you were to listen to the debate, and frankly how some of you went after this bill, you would think that this thing was some bolshevik plot. i means that's how you guys... that's how you guys presented it. and so i am thinkg to myself, well, how is it that a plan that is pretty centrist, look, i mean, i'm just saying, i know you guys digree. but if you look at the facts of the bill, most independent observers would say this is actually wh
regulatory reform for the financial sector in the united states and around the world also stimulated sessions, president obama sent one of his top economic advisors larry summers, chairman of the council of economic advisors, the office that coordinates economic policy for the president. he previously served as treasury secretary dure the clinton administration as well as president of harvard university. i interviewed him early this evening at the conference center but before we show you that...
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a majority leader in the united states senate. it is said bill clinton was prepared to put you on the supreme court. >> he did. he offered the position to me. >> rose: exactly. >> and yet the is this the most challenging, the most exciting, the most interesting thing that you have done in your professional life? >> actually, that's been said about almost every job i've undertaken at the time i had the job. >> rose: harry reid would say... >> you left out steroids and major league baseball. >> rose: well, i did. but i was... >> actually, this is very difficult. it is complex. there's a long history here. there is... on both sides there's a sense of grievance, of victimization. there is widespread mistrust, hatred, even. and so you earlier used the phrase confidence building. i have to tell you, i think that's really an overstatement of what we're trying to achieve. it isn't so much you're going to get to the point of trust and confidence, that you're going to get to the minimum level of mistrust that makes possible action by politi
a majority leader in the united states senate. it is said bill clinton was prepared to put you on the supreme court. >> he did. he offered the position to me. >> rose: exactly. >> and yet the is this the most challenging, the most exciting, the most interesting thing that you have done in your professional life? >> actually, that's been said about almost every job i've undertaken at the time i had the job. >> rose: harry reid would say... >> you left out...
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tonight's question -- should the united states government join others in imposing big taxes on bankers' bonuses in this country? you can give us your opinion by going to the "how you see it" section of our website at worldfocus.org. >>> finally tonight, a more hopeful note from the part of the world much better known for conflict and economic development. there is an ambitious $500 million plan to resettle tens of thousands of palestinians in what would be the west bank's first planned city. the project manager still need approval from israel for access roads, but they went ahead with the groundbreaking earlier this month anyway. increase friedson of the media line has that story. >> palestinians planting tree saplings in the west bank. this is the first footage of >> there is a great shortage of housing in palestine. as you can see, there's hardly anything here. and so, that requires setting up a whole city from scratch, and that made the project much bigger and much more sophisticated and complicated, but we love it. >> rawabi is arabic for hills. it will be home to 40,000 residents
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the world feels better about the united states, but what has that got us? >> i don't think that is an insignificant accomplishment. >> you think that's actually meaningful. >> i think it is meaningful that he has set a new tone, a new willingness to talk to people. a new willingness to engage in negotiations. and a new willingness to take positions at are, you know, were more in keeping with traditional foreign policy currents. i do think, you also have to remember that you can't make a deal by yourself. i mean, he reaches out to iran but iran is in the midst of the worst political turmoil it has been in in 30 years. >>> we'll get to iran in a minute but here is one of the things i've noted as i look back. a lot of the world he has delegated to other people. big name people. secretary of state hillary clinton. but then she has delegated to other people. it seems that in some of these cases, the, whatever problem is in the world would benefit from a hands-on ability of the president. some of the greatest strides and advances have been made by the personal in
the world feels better about the united states, but what has that got us? >> i don't think that is an insignificant accomplishment. >> you think that's actually meaningful. >> i think it is meaningful that he has set a new tone, a new willingness to talk to people. a new willingness to engage in negotiations. and a new willingness to take positions at are, you know, were more in keeping with traditional foreign policy currents. i do think, you also have to remember that you...
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i love the united states, i admire the united states. >> rose: and you're heavily invested here. >> yes, the united states is the leader of the world. it's going to be the leader of the world for many years to come. forget china's going to come out you're down. >> rose: that means? >> when you have a country has $14 trillion of cumulative debt and its g.d.p. around $14 million and both competing, that's not good. >> rose: debt or g.d.p.? >> yes. and when you have a budget deaf sit of a trillion dollars going for the foreseeable fueler, it's unacceptable. when you have economic vices that hit you badly and it was contagious, things are not we were there but you can get out of it. >> rose: prince alwaleed bin talal for the hour next. ( coca-cola 5-note mnemonic ) captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: princeal alwaleed bin talal is here. he's chairman of the kickdom investment company. "forbes" ranks him as one of the world's 25 most wealthiest people. "time" magazine dubbed him the arabian warren buffett. his firm has
i love the united states, i admire the united states. >> rose: and you're heavily invested here. >> yes, the united states is the leader of the world. it's going to be the leader of the world for many years to come. forget china's going to come out you're down. >> rose: that means? >> when you have a country has $14 trillion of cumulative debt and its g.d.p. around $14 million and both competing, that's not good. >> rose: debt or g.d.p.? >> yes. and when you...
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united states and china have different views on the issue. we intend to address those differences candidly and consistently. >> on thursday, the foreign ministry spokesman in china insisted the internet in china is "open." he said that her comments run contrary to the facts and harmful to u.s.-china relations. he called on the u.s. to stop using the freedom of the internet to make unjustified accusations against china. chinese internet users face a multitude of controls. websites are blocked. search results are filtered. entire internet is sometimes entirely cut off in some regions. these men helped to design the beijing olympic stadium. even his websites are often shut down. >> in china, the most basic rights such as normal activities involving information or freedom of speech are seriously control. this control is making it more difficult for the public to survive in the information age. the dispute has shined and uncomfortable light on chinese censorship. they've threatened to sour relationships with the obama administration. >> barack oba
united states and china have different views on the issue. we intend to address those differences candidly and consistently. >> on thursday, the foreign ministry spokesman in china insisted the internet in china is "open." he said that her comments run contrary to the facts and harmful to u.s.-china relations. he called on the u.s. to stop using the freedom of the internet to make unjustified accusations against china. chinese internet users face a multitude of controls....
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for the united states. and there a tendency here in these simulations to try to stop the game in the second or third inning and keep score. and i guess that's the problem i have with some of the comments being made. it's a long-term struggle. and the goal is to prevent the iranians from using force if they acquire it. i do think, i think the united states in combination with our partners, allies and even countries leica and russia has the ability over the long-term to contain the iranians. so the key policy question is should we use force in e next year or two to try to stop a program before it can begin, or do we in essence draw a cordon around iran, contain them as we successfully contained the soviet union and maoist china. i vote for the latter. i think the early use of force or the risk of a war is not in the american interest. i have a lot of faith both in the persuasiveness of president oa but also the strength of our country in concert with others to limit the iranians and play for e long-term. >> r
for the united states. and there a tendency here in these simulations to try to stop the game in the second or third inning and keep score. and i guess that's the problem i have with some of the comments being made. it's a long-term struggle. and the goal is to prevent the iranians from using force if they acquire it. i do think, i think the united states in combination with our partners, allies and even countries leica and russia has the ability over the long-term to contain the iranians. so...
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a man who admitted killing an abortion doctor in the united states was found guilty of first-degree murder. he said he killed dr. george tenor in may last year to protect unborn children. the prosecutor is calling for 50 years behind bars. and friday, news that the u.s. economy has grown at its fastest pace in six years in the last quarter of 2009, president obama noted also that job growth was still lacking. >> president obama on the factory floor in baltimore, buoyed by some good economic news. the u.s. economy is growing faster than expected. >> today, we stop the flood of job losses. we stabilize the financial system and we can safely say that we have avoided the looming pressure. this morning, we received a report that affirms our progress. and with -- and the swift and aggressive actions that made it possible. at >> gdp last yr contract by 2.4%, the worst performance since 1946. but the second half of the year saw a rebound, as we all know -- as we now know, in the last three months of 2009, the u.s. economy grew 5.7%. that was largely due to business is buying more stock from compan
a man who admitted killing an abortion doctor in the united states was found guilty of first-degree murder. he said he killed dr. george tenor in may last year to protect unborn children. the prosecutor is calling for 50 years behind bars. and friday, news that the u.s. economy has grown at its fastest pace in six years in the last quarter of 2009, president obama noted also that job growth was still lacking. >> president obama on the factory floor in baltimore, buoyed by some good...
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i think that barack obama becoming president of the united states is a sll test in the fact that this nation is in a rather incremental way moving forward. i think it is much to arica's credit that it could go to that place, however in the aftermath, i think there are millions who have come to the table to tell you that they wish he was dead rather than alive doing some of the things that he is doing. there is also something else we must take into consideration. barack obama is first and foremost a man. he is flawed. he has his contradictions. he has revealed those contradictions. there is a question that we have. do we get behind him and push him to become what we know he should be or do we lay back and watch him drift, watch him capitulate and then say aha, we knew it all along. it is not his conclusion to be ours. is not his fate also to be ours. what role do we as a people play in forcing the mison to go where we know it must go? reminds me of that much-quoted dinner with franklin roosevelt and a. phillip randolph when after a night of talking about politics and race, randolph was
i think that barack obama becoming president of the united states is a sll test in the fact that this nation is in a rather incremental way moving forward. i think it is much to arica's credit that it could go to that place, however in the aftermath, i think there are millions who have come to the table to tell you that they wish he was dead rather than alive doing some of the things that he is doing. there is also something else we must take into consideration. barack obama is first and...
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states. what i think the president did very elegantly tonight is explain both and explain why it was going to be necessary to perform this pivot. i thought he did a really good job of saying we have to start talking about reigning in the deficit now but we're not going to do it quite yet we're goinged of next year and i'moping -- he didn't say he's hoping but he is hoping by then the economy will be strong enough that it can sustain that. >> charlie: al speak to the question of jobs. >> well on jobs, it's a hope. it's little bite size stuff and it will help the economy. in the deficit issue he's in a terrible quandary and i think others are even more to blame. the senate this week defeated a proposal that would have set up a base type commission that would have come up with deficit reductions and congress would have voted it up or down. it has to be bipartisan. i hate farming out these things as a matter of public policy to the commission. i don't think there's any other way to deal with this
states. what i think the president did very elegantly tonight is explain both and explain why it was going to be necessary to perform this pivot. i thought he did a really good job of saying we have to start talking about reigning in the deficit now but we're not going to do it quite yet we're goinged of next year and i'moping -- he didn't say he's hoping but he is hoping by then the economy will be strong enough that it can sustain that. >> charlie: al speak to the question of jobs....
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. >> it's strange to get to be president of the united states having never had tough negative coverage. you'd look long and hard to find anyone who got to the office wiout that. barack obama never did. >> rose: why is that? that's what some of his opponents... >> he hasn't been in public life very long, number one. number two, he had a charmed senate race and a charmed presidential campaign and the thin skin he's showing in private is just like bush showed just like clinton showed but he's experiencing it for the first time. it's on-the-job training for the difficult part of being president at the presidential level. >> rose: what thin skin is showing? >> he's saying the press suspect telling the truth. just like bill clinton and george bush. the press isn't telling the story, we've had successes, they're on harping on the negatives. >> the other thing that's true is that obama has learned something, i think, in the last year that hillary inton would have told him and told many people, including during the campaign on the record us. she would have said this notion of transcending parti
. >> it's strange to get to be president of the united states having never had tough negative coverage. you'd look long and hard to find anyone who got to the office wiout that. barack obama never did. >> rose: why is that? that's what some of his opponents... >> he hasn't been in public life very long, number one. number two, he had a charmed senate race and a charmed presidential campaign and the thin skin he's showing in private is just like bush showed just like clinton...
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since the earthquake, president obama has clearly stated how much help the united states and other countries should give to haiti. the last initiative of putting the two last proceeding presidents together to form a fund is, again, anar'r@ @ @ @ @) is already there. . >> i just visited a victim who has been since five days taken. he's taken care of by the military and american medical support in haiti. speek >> >> mrs. clinton's visit really warms our hearts today, but especially to reassure the priorities and needs and coordination that needs to be done since the earth earthquake. i will not talk on behalf of mrs. clinton, i will let her express what the american government wants to do towards haiti. >> first, -- where is the haitian press? first, let me -- [in distant chatter] -- [indistinct chatter] >> first, let me express -- that is a good sound. that means good things are coming to help the people of haiti. i want to express once again the deep sympathy that president and mrs. obama and our entire country feel for the terrible tragedy that has affected the people of haiti. but i want t
since the earthquake, president obama has clearly stated how much help the united states and other countries should give to haiti. the last initiative of putting the two last proceeding presidents together to form a fund is, again, anar'r@ @ @ @ @) is already there. . >> i just visited a victim who has been since five days taken. he's taken care of by the military and american medical support in haiti. speek >> >> mrs. clinton's visit really warms our hearts today, but...
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s from the united states. in these and so many related ways, i'm proud that the united states has played a leading role, either through our government's foreign assistance programs, or through the programs and examples of civil society like many of you represent. attorneys and businesswomen have partnered with women around the world as mentors, trainers, co-collaborators, to share their practices, exchange experiences, and provide support. in addressing women's access to justice, we realize that raising our voice for equal rights and equal treatment under the law is necessary. but it is not sufficient. passing laws is important, but it is not nearly enough because laws must be backed and enforced by effective and responsible governments. judges and legal practitioners are in critical positions, not only to influence how laws are made, but to help ensure that they are indeed enforced. there is so much we can do to support women who are changing the world for the better through the legal profession. the beijing
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be seen as president of the united states rather than just leader of the democratic party. in that sense it was effective. here's where i do think it was important to address the inside audience. in the first term, there was a very clear theory of the case that barack obama and his aides were advancing, the so-called big-bang theory of governance. they were going to pass big things all in one year: health care, cap-and-trade legislation for global warming, financial reregulation. a year later, none of those things have passed. the big bang didn't work. what is the new governing theory now? he's got lots of good ideas, but what is the actual political strategy behind these governing ideas that will actually bring them enactment. and i don't think that's a matter of legislative tactics. that's a matter of how does he see his presidency and demonstrate effectiveness? >> woodruff: and you're saying we didn't hear that last night. michael beschloss, did you hear that that? >> not much. and you know i think he's recognizing there's a very good chance even if he serves eight years
be seen as president of the united states rather than just leader of the democratic party. in that sense it was effective. here's where i do think it was important to address the inside audience. in the first term, there was a very clear theory of the case that barack obama and his aides were advancing, the so-called big-bang theory of governance. they were going to pass big things all in one year: health care, cap-and-trade legislation for global warming, financial reregulation. a year later,...
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states and the government of the united states. we are moving as quickly as is possible. we are moving aggressively with all the assets available to this great government. we are saving lives and beginning a full-scale recovery, but put this in focus. there is one airport. the entire world is trying to get help to haiti. we are only able to land because of one apron in the airport, one taxiway, 48 aircraft on that ground a day, from all over the world. that includes the un trying to resupply their people. that includes the ability to refurbish and try to get back up on its feet. we were able to get yesterday 17 air frames in. we have the capacity to send in 700 air frames. i want the american people to understand that we are here in a position of trying to help another country, and we are going by, as we should, their priorities. they are telling us what they want in first, so there will be a lot of second-guessing of why did you not send in more doctors, why or why did you not send in the 82nd airborne quicker? we are being told n
states and the government of the united states. we are moving as quickly as is possible. we are moving aggressively with all the assets available to this great government. we are saving lives and beginning a full-scale recovery, but put this in focus. there is one airport. the entire world is trying to get help to haiti. we are only able to land because of one apron in the airport, one taxiway, 48 aircraft on that ground a day, from all over the world. that includes the un trying to resupply...
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welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "world report," and we begin with the aftermath of an earthquake, a powerful magnitude 7.0 quake has hit large parts of the haitian capital. fears that hundreds of people are dead in that rubble, and here's that picture of the cloud over the skyline. that is dust and an idea of just how bad this damage is. witnesses say they heard screams, saw panic, saw chaos. and there's a grim list of destruction, too. the national palace heavily damaged. there's a shot of it there. a hospital reportedly collapsed. the u.n. peacekeeper compound devastated, and many peacekeepers are unaccounted for. at least two u.s. mission naear are reported trapped in the rubble. there's the palace before and after nicely shown there. the popular hotel montana, even the ministry of commerce may be severely damaged as well. now, in the dead of night in haiti, an eerie silence. witnesses report no vehicles moving, few lights on, but there is some hope. an aid work ner in a town 50 kilometers from the capita
welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "world report," and we begin with the aftermath of an earthquake, a powerful magnitude 7.0 quake has hit large parts of the haitian capital. fears that hundreds of people are dead in that rubble, and here's that picture of the cloud over the skyline. that is dust and an idea of just how bad this damage is. witnesses say they heard screams, saw panic, saw chaos. and there's a grim list of destruction, too. the...
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one year from this week, our state will have a new united states senator. in the meantime, we have important work to do. so a few closing thoughts. i believe in bipartisan solutions, but i also believe you can only achieve those results with vibrant, robust, and civil partisan debate. i'm a democrat and very, very proud of my party's contributions to the vitality and strength of america. i would never have had the opportunity to serve in the congress had i not had the support and backing of my political party in connecticut over these years. i appreciate the passionate party activists who have never, ever faltered in their support of my efforts. i want to say thank you to my family for their tolerance of yet another generation of our family in the political arena. i'm especially indebted to jackie for her fierce loyalty, unyielding commitment to fairness and her unlimited capacity of empathy to the needs of others. she has truly been my anchor in these stormy political waters. there's nothing more pathetic in my view who announces they're only leaving publi
one year from this week, our state will have a new united states senator. in the meantime, we have important work to do. so a few closing thoughts. i believe in bipartisan solutions, but i also believe you can only achieve those results with vibrant, robust, and civil partisan debate. i'm a democrat and very, very proud of my party's contributions to the vitality and strength of america. i would never have had the opportunity to serve in the congress had i not had the support and backing of my...
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maybe i can go to the united states to ask for some money. golda had known the united states but she had not been there for several years, and one day in june, it was a freezing day she remembered. she arrived in new york and a summer dress that she had in tel aviv because she could not go back to our apartment in jerusalem because of the arabs cutting the roads. she arrived with a handbag and the customs officer at idyllwild it was called at that time, asked her, but how much money do
maybe i can go to the united states to ask for some money. golda had known the united states but she had not been there for several years, and one day in june, it was a freezing day she remembered. she arrived in new york and a summer dress that she had in tel aviv because she could not go back to our apartment in jerusalem because of the arabs cutting the roads. she arrived with a handbag and the customs officer at idyllwild it was called at that time, asked her, but how much money do
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that will take us throughout the united states. as we do that, we will have more opportunities to educate the american people about what it is that we do in this department. a great friend of mine is senator inuit who is 84-years old. this story is a wonderful story that i have heard firstç hand, sometimes with tears in my eyes. i hear him recountzv what happed to him after the japanese bombed pearl harbor. y:s÷Ñhew3 and a group of homeld americans of japanese descent decided -- a group of hawaiian americans decided to join the army to defend the americans against the horrific attack. mythey were told they could not join because they were japanese. he went on to form what became a battalion, and that a battalion was finally recognized by president roosevelt in an executive order that allowed them to defend the united states of america. he, and leading that battalion received a medal of honor. even today it is the unit of the american military that has received more medal of honor is than any other single unit. to start out wi
that will take us throughout the united states. as we do that, we will have more opportunities to educate the american people about what it is that we do in this department. a great friend of mine is senator inuit who is 84-years old. this story is a wonderful story that i have heard firstç hand, sometimes with tears in my eyes. i hear him recountzv what happed to him after the japanese bombed pearl harbor. y:s÷Ñhew3 and a group of homeld americans of japanese descent decided -- a group of...
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at the airport, help continues to flow in not just from the united states but from brazil, mexico, canada, france, colombia, and the dominican republic, among others. this underscores the point i made to the president this morning. the entire world stands with the government and people of haiti, for in haiti's devastation we all see the common humanity that we share. and as the international community continues to respond i do believe that america has a continued responsibility to act. our nation has a unique capacity to reach out quickly and broadly and to deliver assistance that can save lives. that responsibility obviously is magnified when the devastation that has been suffered is so near us. haitians are our neighbors in the americas and for americans they are family and friends. it is characteristic of the american people to help others in time of such severe need. that is the spirit that we will need to sustain this effort as it goes forward. there are going to be many difficult days ahead. so, so many people are in need of assistance. the port continues to be closed and the roads
at the airport, help continues to flow in not just from the united states but from brazil, mexico, canada, france, colombia, and the dominican republic, among others. this underscores the point i made to the president this morning. the entire world stands with the government and people of haiti, for in haiti's devastation we all see the common humanity that we share. and as the international community continues to respond i do believe that america has a continued responsibility to act. our...
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which are pending in the united states senate. that is a frustration of the members of the house who worked hard on those pieces of legislation covering broad sections of policy. i mentioned that george washington's theory and the founding father's theory was the senate was to perhaps cool the passions that may be enacted by a body elected every two years. of course, the senate was originally representatives of the states, not of the people. they're now directly elected, of course, starting in the last century. but what they have become very rapidly over the last few years -- and both parties have affected this, but over the last four years, republicans in the senate have grown this to historic proportions in terms of utilization of the filibuster. by geometric progression order of magnitude of the numbers of time cloture needs to be invoked or voted upon. americans are frustrated by that. the majority rules in america. it's one thing to have a considered process. it's another thing to have a broken process. and many of us believe
which are pending in the united states senate. that is a frustration of the members of the house who worked hard on those pieces of legislation covering broad sections of policy. i mentioned that george washington's theory and the founding father's theory was the senate was to perhaps cool the passions that may be enacted by a body elected every two years. of course, the senate was originally representatives of the states, not of the people. they're now directly elected, of course, starting in...
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s from the united states. in these and so many related ways, i'm proud that the united states has played a leading role, either through our government's foreign assistance programs, or through the programs and examples of civil society like many of you represent. attorneys and businesswomen have partnered with women around the world as mentors, trainers, co-collaborators, to share their practices, exchange experiences, and provide support. in addressing women's access to justice, we realize that raising our voice for equal rights and equal treatment under the law is necessary. but it is not sufficient. passing laws is important, but it is not nearly enough because laws must be backed and enforced by effective and responsible governments. judges and legal practitioners are in critical positions, not only to influence how laws are made, but to help ensure that they are indeed enforced. there is so much we can do to support women who are changing the world for the better through the legal profession. the beijing
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united states is globally engaged once again. our country -- other countries have seen that we want to be partnered with them on the basis of mutual respect and mutual interest, and most importantly other countries want to partner with us on a range of common challenges. that serves our interests and that makes our country more secure. of course, it is just a start, and an assessment, it getting off to a good start is not enough. the challenge now is to sustain and build on the progress we have made, and that is exactly what we intend to do it in the days, months, and years ahead. thank you very much for your time. >> general jones can take a few questions but please focus on afghanistan and pakistan. it by calling you, please identify yourself. >> "the philadelphia inquirer." george jones, you spoke of the importance of pakistan and a while back you said there were only 100 al qaeda in afghanistan. given those two facts, how is our strategy affected by the response that secretary guy -- secretary gotten pakistan when he was told
united states is globally engaged once again. our country -- other countries have seen that we want to be partnered with them on the basis of mutual respect and mutual interest, and most importantly other countries want to partner with us on a range of common challenges. that serves our interests and that makes our country more secure. of course, it is just a start, and an assessment, it getting off to a good start is not enough. the challenge now is to sustain and build on the progress we have...
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states senate. so we want our members to be fully buying into the legislative process from the time a bill is introduced until there's a time there's resolution by a chief executive officer. whether it's a progun bill being signed into law or an antigun bill being vetoed. because we need their assistance every step of the way. and we also want to let them know how their efforts along the way have helped us succeed. you know, thanks to your calls, we managed to defeat this bill in the house judiciary committee or thanks to your emails or your meeting with your lawmakers, we managed to pass this progun reform out of the house of representatives. we need them involved in every stage of the way for them to be effective they need to have a history of how the bill progressed and where their efforts can help and how their efforts help. every month we send out an activist newsletter to thousands of folks called freedom's voice. it's not so much of a regurgitation of relevant news as much as it's more to how
states senate. so we want our members to be fully buying into the legislative process from the time a bill is introduced until there's a time there's resolution by a chief executive officer. whether it's a progun bill being signed into law or an antigun bill being vetoed. because we need their assistance every step of the way. and we also want to let them know how their efforts along the way have helped us succeed. you know, thanks to your calls, we managed to defeat this bill in the house...
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the united states to not recognize them for 60 years. when finally we did, we were in with the rest of the crowd of european powers saying they had to pay enormous reparations for winning their freedom. then for 20 years, early in this century, starting during world war i, marines occupied haiti but did nothing to and power that people are change the fundamental structure of society, to build the self- determination you have to. when we left, things went to hell again. i cannot see how anybody could have been surprised that there were haitian leaders who abused their people the way he had been abused by outsiders, the same way some children who are abused or to be child abusers. then they started trying to get their democracy back 20 years ago. i tried to give it to them. but a lot of us on the outside have not known how to help. so, haiti has also been hurt a little bit by all of us who feel self righteous, that we are doing good to help them. they wish to be empowered to chart their own course in the future. and they need to be helped
the united states to not recognize them for 60 years. when finally we did, we were in with the rest of the crowd of european powers saying they had to pay enormous reparations for winning their freedom. then for 20 years, early in this century, starting during world war i, marines occupied haiti but did nothing to and power that people are change the fundamental structure of society, to build the self- determination you have to. when we left, things went to hell again. i cannot see how anybody...
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how are they representing the united states? aren't they will not for overthrowing democratic leaders? but -- are today well known for overthrowing democratic leaders? guest: certainly in the early days the cia was doing a lot of that kind of thing. there was a well-known operation to depose leaders, democratic or not, at a lot of that of the early days that aired out in the 1970's and congressional hearings. you are right, there is a lot i know about what the cia is actually doing. it is the cia job, its charter, to go abroad and break the laws of other countries. by doing as be announced, they are breaking laws -- of other nations -- and by doing espionage, they are breaking laws of other nations. it is legal by u.s. law because it is approved by the president. but it is the nature of what they do, to steal the secrets of target governments. host: michigan, mark. help me with the name of your town. caller: it would appear that based on a lot of our recent incidents with fort hood and the letter that the ability to filter is th
how are they representing the united states? aren't they will not for overthrowing democratic leaders? but -- are today well known for overthrowing democratic leaders? guest: certainly in the early days the cia was doing a lot of that kind of thing. there was a well-known operation to depose leaders, democratic or not, at a lot of that of the early days that aired out in the 1970's and congressional hearings. you are right, there is a lot i know about what the cia is actually doing. it is the...
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he fled the united states and is now under house arrest. his victim was on the show in 2003 and here is what she had to say about polanski and his possible jail time. would you have been upset at the plea bargain to time serve? >> we were -- everybody was comfortable. >> larry: your father. >> i never asked him to be put in jail. >> larry: your father -- >> i don't know about that. >> larry: you don't think he deserved more time in jail. >> no, and the publicity was so traumatic and horrible. his punishment was secondary to getting to whole thing to stop. >> larry: ores will join us later. we begin with the attorney for polanski's rape victim. they want the case dismissed. what happened in court today? >> what happened today was that polanski asked that the court of appeal jug sess in the december decision that he be sentenced and that will allow a hearing on the allegations pretty well established by the documentary, that there was judicious and prosecutal pro piety. >> larry: they want to sentence him when he is not there. >> to sen tis h
he fled the united states and is now under house arrest. his victim was on the show in 2003 and here is what she had to say about polanski and his possible jail time. would you have been upset at the plea bargain to time serve? >> we were -- everybody was comfortable. >> larry: your father. >> i never asked him to be put in jail. >> larry: your father -- >> i don't know about that. >> larry: you don't think he deserved more time in jail. >> no, and the...
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and we have health care reform which is still pending in the congress of the united states, and it has been a very, very difficult matter which has consumed this body and the house of representatives for months. the house can pass it more quickly than can the senate, and we worked ton for the better part of six months. we passed here and it's well-documented that it took 60 votes because there wasn't a single republican who would support cloture. there had to be 60 democrats who would agree, and that led to a lot of concessions being made to get the 60 votes. some senators insisted on special consideration for their states, and i think that was wrong. so why did i vote for the package? because the good vastly outweighed the bad. and i was asked in pennsylvania why didn't i get some special consideration for pennsylvania? well, i didn't because i thought it was the wrong thing to do. i was on a radio program last week, and critical radio program for what's going on in washington, but i got a compliment for not asking for special consideration. well, we have a new senator-elect in massac
and we have health care reform which is still pending in the congress of the united states, and it has been a very, very difficult matter which has consumed this body and the house of representatives for months. the house can pass it more quickly than can the senate, and we worked ton for the better part of six months. we passed here and it's well-documented that it took 60 votes because there wasn't a single republican who would support cloture. there had to be 60 democrats who would agree,...
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that bill, as you know, is pending in the united states senate. it is not only essential to those making good faith effort to find work but a direct spark to local economies. the bill will help us build roads, lay tracks and upgrade water systems and more. some of the best ways to create good-paying jobs. building needed infrastructure. it is critical the bill gets taken to the president's job as soon as possible. in the last administration, turned a massive surplus into record deficits. on today's right, fiscal denial accuracy deficit. meanwhile the country is rightfully worried that washington is spending too much money. democrats get it and we will do something about it. our country faces hard choices. it can no longer and no longer should be put off. so we're working to pass a strong pay as you go legislation, which is as we speak being considered in the senate this week because the pledge to pay for what we buy is a proven deficit reduce you are. president obama has announced a freeze of discretionary spending which will require us to choose
that bill, as you know, is pending in the united states senate. it is not only essential to those making good faith effort to find work but a direct spark to local economies. the bill will help us build roads, lay tracks and upgrade water systems and more. some of the best ways to create good-paying jobs. building needed infrastructure. it is critical the bill gets taken to the president's job as soon as possible. in the last administration, turned a massive surplus into record deficits. on...
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look, this is an alliance that we have with the united states of america. and it's not a contract. it's not, we do this for you, you do this for us. it's an alliance and it's an alliance icq very openly, i believe in passionately. i had been through with president clinton, xhosa though, and just let me emphasize you that 85% of the assets assets for american asset. i ago difficult to restraining president clinton did was right to go all the way on kosovo and he was in a difficult position. the american people were saying to him, look, displaces thousands of miles away for america. let the europeans deal with it. it's on my doorstep. >> spitzer christopher my year he did say you were saying yes, but it was not being listened to. >> i don't think he was there at the critical meeting your >> any other correspondence. >> you as i can read it wider. in 2002, not just the meeting. >> yes, but the fact is that that meeting and there are other evidence given to you particularly by david manning. but i was just explaining about the american alliance because it's important in understanding m
look, this is an alliance that we have with the united states of america. and it's not a contract. it's not, we do this for you, you do this for us. it's an alliance and it's an alliance icq very openly, i believe in passionately. i had been through with president clinton, xhosa though, and just let me emphasize you that 85% of the assets assets for american asset. i ago difficult to restraining president clinton did was right to go all the way on kosovo and he was in a difficult position. the...
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sad day for vice president of the united states. joe biden lost his mother today. she was 92. today, a king would have been 75. fans of elvis presley, the king, gathering at graceland today and around the world to celebrate the late singer's birthday. presley died in 1977 at the young age of 42. the glenn beck program returns in a moment but first bret baier has a preview of what is on "special report." >> hey, uma. coming up, the administration still tries to explain why it did not know al-qaeda in yemen was a real and serious threat. job numbers and how both sides of the aisle are reading them. join me at the top of the hour for "special report." >> oh, what a week we have all just endured. while the democrats were rewriting the federal take-over of healthcare behind closed doors, the public face of the federal government was fixated on denying and then explaining all the gaps in its intelligence gathering. the obama administration has been finger pointing over who in the government let a murderous thug on a plane in amsterdam that he tried to explode over detroit. first, th
sad day for vice president of the united states. joe biden lost his mother today. she was 92. today, a king would have been 75. fans of elvis presley, the king, gathering at graceland today and around the world to celebrate the late singer's birthday. presley died in 1977 at the young age of 42. the glenn beck program returns in a moment but first bret baier has a preview of what is on "special report." >> hey, uma. coming up, the administration still tries to explain why it did...
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the taliban will not be defeated and it will outweighed the united states. but what if the taliban weren't our enemy? what if the solution to this problem? what i would say is we need to distinguish between the taliban which is a local insurgency and al qaeda which is a worldwide insurgency, terrorist group, that's targeting the u.s. that's a big difference because when you're a guerrilla group you hold territory. and when you hold territory, you can be deterred a lot more than you can be if you are a terrorist group and you don't -- you can't be threatened. we don't want to repeat what we did in the cold war, but it seems like what we're doing, remember when we thought all communist with the same? but then, there was a chinese commies and then it was a soviet time it is. and then it was of course common like tito which we eventually kind of the chinese and the yugoslav communist, we sort of made friends with, at least to some extent to prod our soviet enemy. in fact, richard nixon made friends with the more radical chinese in sort of not analyze, but a loos
the taliban will not be defeated and it will outweighed the united states. but what if the taliban weren't our enemy? what if the solution to this problem? what i would say is we need to distinguish between the taliban which is a local insurgency and al qaeda which is a worldwide insurgency, terrorist group, that's targeting the u.s. that's a big difference because when you're a guerrilla group you hold territory. and when you hold territory, you can be deterred a lot more than you can be if...
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and for us and unite states, which still is the leader country. people are watching us, for us to really take the initiative and go out there and get our country back, get the world back to. >> to our audience here, we're going to be taking your questions and so you can start lining up at the microphone now. if you would like, the microphone is to your left. one final question before we begin taking questions from the audience. i know you hear a year ago or so and at that point i kind of jokingly asked about the movie version of the life and your book. and i think you joked that harrison ford was actually interested in that. that was a year ago. any updates on the cinematic versions of all your books? >> harrison ford and his company, he apparently was tied into, paid a lot of money to my publishing companies, and some to me, to have the rights. and they held those right for five years. that harrison got distracted by indiana jones. [laughter] >> that's the way i had heard it. anyway, just november 1, a few weeks ago, a couple of weeks ago i got t
and for us and unite states, which still is the leader country. people are watching us, for us to really take the initiative and go out there and get our country back, get the world back to. >> to our audience here, we're going to be taking your questions and so you can start lining up at the microphone now. if you would like, the microphone is to your left. one final question before we begin taking questions from the audience. i know you hear a year ago or so and at that point i kind of...
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i think it is something that the united states should consider. host: you are looking at the photos that have come to us over the last five days. there is a piece available from president obama. his piece is called, "why 80 matters." -- "white 80 matters." -- " why haiti matters." above all, we act for a very simple reason -- in times of tragedy, the united states of america steps forward and helps. that is who we are. the question is, how long? will be a long-term commitment for haiti? florida, republican line, good morning. caller: i feel the government should stay out of anything like this. the government got involved in health care and let the private market take care of it. host: who in the private market would fund the best? caller: you have welfare agencies, you have the salvation army, you have the red cross, all these agencies and people sending in money. the government should stay out of something like this. they ought to stay out of health care and stay out of desperatth. host: silver spring, maryland, you're next. caller: that guy did
i think it is something that the united states should consider. host: you are looking at the photos that have come to us over the last five days. there is a piece available from president obama. his piece is called, "why 80 matters." -- "white 80 matters." -- " why haiti matters." above all, we act for a very simple reason -- in times of tragedy, the united states of america steps forward and helps. that is who we are. the question is, how long? will be a long-term...
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in the united states we have the high-paying jobs here in the united states. host: how can this be done? caller: i am not certain about how you can do this. it seems that corporate america would rather pay the lower costs, then keeping the labor here in the united states. the government may be able to find a way to keep these jobs here in the united states. host: thank you very much. the "richmond times dispatch." they have a report on the comeback of the stock market, and how the seemed unimaginable. that is one take on the economy. baltimore, you are up right now. how are you doing? caller: i would say the number one policy issue for me is afghanistan. and there is the economy and jobs. i have done quite a bit of reading. this is reminding me of vietnam. i think that this is taking so many resources from the country and it will be hard to address any other problem. we are approaching this in the middle east, and this is not helping to solve the problems over there. more money should be devoted to domestic problems. i would like to see a lot done with public
in the united states we have the high-paying jobs here in the united states. host: how can this be done? caller: i am not certain about how you can do this. it seems that corporate america would rather pay the lower costs, then keeping the labor here in the united states. the government may be able to find a way to keep these jobs here in the united states. host: thank you very much. the "richmond times dispatch." they have a report on the comeback of the stock market, and how the...
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it is not just the president of the united states, but the commander-in-chief and he is the leader of the party that currently holds a very strong majorities in both houses of the federal legislature, many governorships, and many state legislatures. he is the chief messenger on all of those things. it is significant. let's take a look at his approval ratings in the approval ratings of the democratic party on this issue as well. if you look at issues, for policy upside down on iraq, on afghanistan, illegal immigration -- -22%, according to cnn polls. cnn again on unemployment, the federal budget deficit, the war in iraq, taxes, health care policy now. all of these measurements by anyone who counts, he is not doing well on these issues. you are running based on attributes and talking about transformation, talking about hope and change, and you are talking about helping the middle class and having a clear vision for the country, then it is fair game to ask these questions. cnn poll began, between last year in this year, inspires confidence down 12%. strong leader, down 18%. is the person
it is not just the president of the united states, but the commander-in-chief and he is the leader of the party that currently holds a very strong majorities in both houses of the federal legislature, many governorships, and many state legislatures. he is the chief messenger on all of those things. it is significant. let's take a look at his approval ratings in the approval ratings of the democratic party on this issue as well. if you look at issues, for policy upside down on iraq, on...
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state terrorists and those who would act as their proxy's must know that the united states will protect our networks. those who disrupt the free flow of information in our society or any other pose a threat to our economy, our government, and our civil society. countries or individuals that engage in cyber attacks should face the consequences and international condemnation. in an internet -- in an interconnected world, an attack on one nation's networks can be an attack on all. by reinforcing this nest -- this message, we can create norms and encourage respect for the cable network commons. the final freedom, one that was probably inherent in what both president and mrs. roosevelt thought about and wrote about all those years ago, is one that flows from what i've already mentioned, the freedom to connect. the idea that governments should not prevent people from connecting to the internet, to website, or to each other. the freedom to connect is like of -- is like the freedom of assembly, only in cyberspace. it allows individuals to get on line, come together, and hopefully cooperate. onc
state terrorists and those who would act as their proxy's must know that the united states will protect our networks. those who disrupt the free flow of information in our society or any other pose a threat to our economy, our government, and our civil society. countries or individuals that engage in cyber attacks should face the consequences and international condemnation. in an internet -- in an interconnected world, an attack on one nation's networks can be an attack on all. by reinforcing...
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i know there's a lot of people in the united states military. though we have really good technology in this country, technology that's being used by the private sector. you know, i don't know if these reports are scanned. i don't know if they are entered on a computer. i don't know someone can use of computing and some of these new techniques to do searches. we failed again on the almost herbal tragedy and christmas day because of a misspelling of a name another things that failed in the way we process, gather and evaluate intelligence. and one thing i want to commend to you when you're further discussions with the secretary is if you do establish one of these units is talking to the people in the private sector who developed this wonderful technology and see if it might be innate for helping keep our servicemen and women safe. >> may i comment? so we say in the report that we've been having arguments about who owns what pieces of information. we've been having those discussions long enough you it's time to move on. and so, without defining what
i know there's a lot of people in the united states military. though we have really good technology in this country, technology that's being used by the private sector. you know, i don't know if these reports are scanned. i don't know if they are entered on a computer. i don't know someone can use of computing and some of these new techniques to do searches. we failed again on the almost herbal tragedy and christmas day because of a misspelling of a name another things that failed in the way we...